It seemed that he had no intention of going back with Wei Cheng. Wei Rui hesitated for a while, but did not move. He looked at Wei An and asked, "What about you?"
Wei Cheng went back, and Wei An came out in disguise again, so it was a bit risky to stay in Tongzhou.
Besides, the performance at the Linjiang Palace will be held soon, and it will be a disaster if Wei An doesn’t go back.
"Of course I have to go back, but I can't go back now." Wei An rubbed her brows. She had been feeling tired recently, probably because the belief that supported her to live had collapsed. She took a moment to calm down before continuing, "But I can't go back now. Tongzhou is so chaotic. If I die, I'm afraid it would be in vain."
Wei Rui shuddered at her words, pursed his lips and said yes, then went to the front to make arrangements.
Sure enough, news came in the afternoon that Wei Cheng encountered the Jinyiwei on his way back to Beijing, and was harassed by Cao Wenhao.
It was obvious that the Cao family was targeting the Wei family, but Wei Rui still didn't quite understand. Cao An was a eunuch, so logically speaking, he shouldn't have any hatred with the Ming and Wei families. It would have been fine if he had only been targeting the Feng family, but why did he always keep targeting the Wei family
Old Mrs. Wei and Wei An understood this principle very well.
It is not necessarily that Cao An wants to take action against the Ming family. After taking action against the Ming family, the Wei family will naturally become a hot potato and must be eliminated as soon as possible. After all, they are the Ming family's in-laws, and the son of Marquis Dingbei also died in Yunnan. In order to cover up the past, the Wei family must be eliminated. What's more, they not only want to get rid of the Wei family, but also want to use the Wei family as a knife in their hands.
Wei Rui stood in front of Wei An and sighed thankfully: "Fortunately you didn't follow, otherwise that eunuch's nephew would have done anything..."
Wei An's worries did not subside. He paused and told Wei Rui to be cautious: "It doesn't mean he won't come. Although Cao Wen is a bad guy, he is shrewd and suspicious. No matter whether Second Brother really went out of the city to check the accounts, he will have to verify it himself before he can feel at ease."
The implication was that Cao Wen would come to the other village again. Wei Rui was as if facing a formidable enemy. After thinking for a while, he went out to arrange things for Yang Qinghe. Knowing that Wei An wanted to meet Wen Xiu's father, he also specifically reminded Wen Xiu and Su Ping: "Keep an eye on Miss Seven. When the time is almost up, serve the meal."
Wei An's appetite has obviously decreased recently. Both Old Lady Wei before he came, and Wei Cheng who just left, have told him many times to pay attention to his diet.
Wei An felt particularly warm in his heart.
Maybe it's because she met too few good people, and a little bit of kindness can make her feel that she is not so useless. She responded with a smile, her eyes filled with stars.
However, Cao Wen had no intention of causing trouble for the Wei family. He knew that there had been some movement in the Wei family recently, but the people he sent did not find any evidence - Mrs. Wei was old and stayed indoors. Unless she was invited to a very important banquet, she would not go out. The other female members of the family were even less to mention. As for the male members, the third and second masters did not hold high positions and seemed to be cautious in their words and deeds. It seemed that it would be very difficult for them to cause any trouble.
This time, when he heard that Wei Cheng had gone out of the city to settle accounts and Lin San was challenging him to capture someone, he did have some doubts. However, his original plan to search the other village was interrupted by an accident.
The servant who was supposed to be caught by Young Master Lin actually ran away, which made him a little angry.
Everything had been agreed upon originally, and this man had already received the money for his life, but he became afraid of death again. He had no choice but to lead people to look for someone else everywhere, as if he was really challenging Lin San to a duel. Such a afraid person, even if he was found by Lin San, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to do as agreed upon originally. It would be terrible if he said something that couldn't be said.
The Feng family's case was supervised by Prince Zheng. He had read all the case files and documents. The key point was this witness. This servant who testified against the Feng family was the most important person. When he heard that the person had run away, his brows moved, he closed the book, leaned against the window, frowned for a long time, and someone came in from outside to report that Cao Wen had caught the person.
Now that the man has been caught, the case will soon be brought to court. King Zheng tapped his fingers on the table, and after a while he hummed, summoned his guards in, and asked, "How is it going? Any news?"
The guard hung his head in hesitation. After a while, he saw Prince Zheng raise his head and scratched his head: "I can't find out anything... Anyway, it's just the rumors. Miss Seven is not very loved by her parents. She was raised by the old princess since she was a child. When she returned to the capital when she was a few years old, she was placed in front of Old Madam Wei..."
The King of Zheng felt a little melancholy, and was lost in thought for a while before he heard his personal guard say, "Even Old Lady Wei didn't pay much attention to her in her early years. I heard that she was very picky and stubborn when she went out to visit other people, and was not liked by others..."
After these words were spoken, the guards could sense that Prince Zheng was obviously unhappy, and they paused and did not dare to speak again.
Prince Zheng was silent for a while, then he stood up, went out and looked at the sky. He didn't know where to go. After a long pause, he went to a small courtyard on the east side of the palace.
The roses were in full bloom, pink and purple competing for beauty, but he ignored them and walked past. He stood in front of the door for a moment before stepping in. He saw Qinghe sitting under the grape trellis next to the well, doing needlework, and he coughed.
Qing He stood up quickly, and when she saw that it was him, she felt happy and uneasy at the same time. She rubbed her hands and greeted him.
King Zheng waved his hand and sat opposite her. After a while, he asked her, "Has she...always had such a hard time..."
This was the first time that King Zheng asked about this, and he was naturally asking Wei An. Qing He held the hem of her clothes with both hands hanging down by her side, and after hesitating for a moment, she knelt down in front of King Zheng: "I didn't serve you for long. When the girl was less than a year old, I was sent away... I don't know much about what happened afterwards..." Seeing that King Zheng looked unhappy, she added: "It was indeed not very good when I was here."
She still remembered when Wei An fell ill. He was only a few months old, his face was red from fever, and his cry was as weak as that of a kitten.
When the high fever subsided, he opened his bright dark eyes and smiled at people.
She cried unconsciously, "I have never been hugged by the princess since I was a child, and the princess didn't want to see it... When I was sick, it was the old princess who stayed by my side..."
If it weren't for the old Princess Zhennan, I'm afraid the person would really be gone.
King Zheng didn't say anything, but his eyes were red.
It is impossible to imagine a child who is only a few months old crying until he loses his voice. It feels like there is a ball of cotton in his chest, which he can neither swallow nor spit out. It makes the person feel uncomfortable.
I have a bloated stomach, and the food always seems to be stuck in the middle and I can't swallow it. It's so uncomfortable... ... The update is a bit late